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Cucumber ECERIFERUM1 (CsCER1), which influences the cuticle properties and drought tolerance of cucumber, plays a key role in VLC alkanes biosynthesis.
Plant molecular biology - 1 Feb 2015
Wang Wenjiao, Zhang Yan, Xu Chong, Ren Jiaojiao, Liu Xiaofeng, Black Kezia, Gai Xinshuang, Wang Qian, Ren Huazhong
Abstract excerpt
Most land plants have a wax layer which covers their aerial parts to protect them from environmental stresses, such as drought, UV radiation, and pathogenic invasion. The wax biosynthesis has been well studied previously in Arabidopsis, but it still remains elusive in cucumber. Here, we isolated a CER1 homolog CsCER1 in cucumber, and we found that the expression of CsCER1 in the cucumber line 3401 which shows...
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